Okay… not really, but by three in the afternoon I honestly thought it was midnight. I woke up at six in the morning having to pee… a downside to making sure I am staying hydrated. My bag was fuller than I had expected, given I had emptied it before bed, so I decided to empty it again… less chances of leakage with an empty bag while you’re sleeping. Sleeping is not getting much better. I really can’t seem to get comfortable. I’ve been a bit better about lying on my right side, but it takes some getting used to. A shipment of a supplies is due to arrive in the next day or two and I ordered something I wrap around my stomach that should keep the bag in place more and should help with the comfort, especially while sleeping.

Anyway, after my early morning relieving of all fluids, I got back in bed and slept for a few more hours. I woke up and for the first time had plans for the day that involved more than Netflix, reading, and Wheel of Fortune. The plan was to go into work for a little, head back to my house in Myrtle for a bit, and head to the bank to open a new account. Daunting!

It was nice to see everyone at work. The plan is to return monday.. in what capacity, I am not yet sure, but if I can make it a whole day, good for me (I’m not optimistic.) The important thing to take from this is it’s coming up on only three weeks since surgery, so the fact that I am even entertaining the thought of going back to work, is pretty awesome. Don’t get me wrong, standing for a long time is tiring, and I look like a fool trying to shimmy my way up and into a car, but I am certainly getting better. My advice is to try not to sit and dwell on the pains and soreness, because only time will change that and that’s out of your hands. Be patient! I’m not sure if I am trying to convince you or myself of that, but regardless… it’s true. After about 30 minutes at the office I headed back to my place with my mom. I got to see Abby, the cutest dog in all the lands. Then I headed to the bank to open a new account. I imagine I looked like a fool trying to act like it wasn’t the most difficult task to sit up in the chair to sign some papers, but I’d argue I nailed it (you’d have to ask Drew at Wells Fargo to be sure though.)

It wasn’t until about three that mom and I got back in the car and headed back to my parents place. BOY was I tired. You’d think I just ran a marathon. Getting in and out of the car was taxing. Not painful, just difficult because of how weak I am. I’ve mentioned a few times to my mom about how uncomfortable the bag still is on my stomach. My biggest fear is that won’t change. It also sucks that laughing is still super uncomfortable. My buddy sent me a text so funny that I had to force myself to think about something else just to stop from laughing so hard. I don’t know that it hurts, but it just feels odd.

We got home, I ate some dinner, (pizza) watched Wheel of Fortune, (obviously) and watched some Netflix before bed. It was a successful day for sure. I was out and about, I was moving around more than any other day, and although I’m tired, I’m in no pain. Tomorrow is day four since bag change, so depending on my mood in the morning I may change it… we’ll see. Although there has not been a leak that I can see, I am nervous about taking this bag off and noticing that there was a small leak that hadn’t made it’s way passed the adhesive. Every now and then I’ll feel a sting or a tiny pain, (very tiny) and I get paranoid it may be the acid irritating my skin. What I hope is its nothing. Just a piece of hair being pulled by the adhesive. I won’t know until I change my bag and when I find out, I’ll know for the future whether or not I’ll have to watch out for those pains or not. Trial and Error.,,, man I hate this sh*t. (only second poo pun this whole time.)

Osty is my make shift pillow tonight. I think he’s a little upset I left him alone all day… he’s got some serious attention issues that we’re trying to work out. (Don’t worry, we’ll pull through)

Bedtime for this guy, let’s hope I fall asleep fast, and stay asleep!